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Connector assembly
Assignee: Tekcon Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1999-10-20
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Granted: 2001-07-24
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Expires: 2019-10-20
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a connector assembly composed of two different types of connectors stacked on an upper layer and a lower, respectively. The same connectors are mounted on the same layer and arranged side-by-side. The adjacent connectors are fixed by male mating unit and female mating unit, whereby those connectors can be arranged in stacking and side-by-side manner. Moreover, the connectors of different types are labeled with different color for preventing wrong insertion.
Inventors
- 👤 Ya-Ling Hung
- 👤 Chun-Hsien Hsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R27/00; H01R27/02; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/659; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6594; H01R25/00; H01R25/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A connector assembly comprising at least two pairs of discrete connectors of different types stacked on an upper level and a lower level, and a shield enclosing said stacked connectors for shielding terminals received in said connectors, said connectors of the same type being arranged on the same level in a side-by-side manner, each said connector having a plurality of male mating units and female mating units on a housing thereof whereby said connectors can be fixedly assembled with each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A connector assembly comprising at least two pairs of discrete connectors of different types stacked on an upper level and a lower level, and a shield enclosing said stacked connectors for shielding terminals received in said connectors, said connectors of the same type being arranged on the same level in a side-by-side manner, each said connector having a plurality of male mating units and female mating units on a housing thereof whereby said connectors can be fixedly assembled with each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said connectors on said upper level are PS/2 (Mini-Din) type connectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said connectors on said upper level are USB type connectors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein one surface of said housing of said connector is provided with one said male mating unit, and a corresponding surface of an adjacent connector or a vertically aligned connector is provided with one said female mating unit such that those said connectors can be arranged in a stacked manner or a side-by-side manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said connectors can be dyed with different colors according to the types thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said connector housings have the same outer dimensions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein the male mating units are tenons and the female mating units are mortises.
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